Trends in sociodemographic characteristics of clients in the cannabis-only and cannabis-plus groups between 2010/11 and 2015/16
| Characteristic | Cannabis only | Cannabis plus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 no. (%) | 2015/16 no. (%) | p value* | 2010/11 no. (%) | 2015/16 no. (%) | p value* | |
| Sex | 0.04 | 0.002 | ||||
| Men | 2143 (72.6) | 1633 (70.0) | 10 782 (69.8) | 10 387 (68.2) | ||
| Women | 811 (27.5) | 701 (30.0) | 4663 (30.2) | 4850 (31.8) | ||
| Age | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| < 18 yr | 1344 (45.5) | 779 (33.3) | 2080 (13.5) | 1372 (9.0) | ||
| 18–24 yr | 861 (29.2) | 743 (31.7) | 4139 (26.8) | 3814 (25.0) | ||
| 25–44 yr | 580 (19.6) | 656 (28.0) | 7182 (46.5) | 7807 (51.1) | ||
| > 44 yr | 168 (5.7) | 164 (7.0) | 2050 (13.3) | 2286 (15.0) | ||
| Marital status | 0.02 | 0.03 | ||||
| Married | 378 (12.9) | 355 (15.5) | 2617 (17.1) | 2527 (17.0) | ||
| Single | 2424 (82.7) | 1816 (79.2) | 10 946 (71.3) | 10 757 (72.1) | ||
| Widow(er) | 7 (0.2) | 8 (0.4) | 86 (0.6) | 110 (0.7) | ||
| Separated or divorced | 124 (4.2) | 114 (5.0) | 1697 (11.1) | 1525 (10.2) | ||
| Education | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Did not complete secondary school | 2089 (71.9) | 1304 (58.0) | 8254 (54.6) | 6654 (45.2) | ||
| Completed secondary school | 414 (14.2) | 492 (21.9) | 3393 (22.4) | 3638 (24.7) | ||
| Some postsecondary | 228 (7.8) | 225 (10.0) | 1816 (12.0) | 2147 (14.6) | ||
| Completed postsecondary | 176 (6.1) | 228 (10.1) | 1668 (11.0) | 2271 (15.4) | ||
| Employment status | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Employed full or part time | 594 (20.5) | 673 (29.4) | 3848 (25.3) | 4265 (28.3) | ||
| Unemployed | 524 (18.1) | 464 (20.3) | 5763 (37.8) | 5725 (38.0) | ||
| Student or retraining | 1488 (51.4) | 845 (37.0) | 2725 (17.9) | 1833 (12.2) | ||
| Disabled | 174 (6.0) | 176 (7.7) | 1687 (11.1) | 2187 (14.5) | ||
| Not in labour force | 114 (3.9) | 129 (5.6) | 1207 (7.9) | 1062 (7.1) | ||
| Legal problems | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| None | 1923 (68.1) | 1591 (69.7) | 9532 (63.4) | 10 044 (66.9) | ||
| Awaiting trial or sentencing | 235 (8.3) | 255 (11.2) | 1807 (12.0) | 1930 (12.9) | ||
| Probation, parole or incarcerated | 370 (13.1) | 239 (10.5) | 3083 (20.5) | 2476 (16.5) | ||
| Other | 295 (10.5) | 197 (8.6) | 610 (4.1) | 558 (3.7) | ||
| Treatment mandate | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| None | 1459 (51.3) | 1341 (58.3) | 10 436 (69.1) | 11 672 (77.2) | ||
| Legal system | 350 (12.3) | 276 (12.0) | 2018 (13.4) | 1665 (11.0) | ||
| Child welfare authority | 137 (4.8) | 95 (4.1) | 663 (4.4) | 464 (3.1) | ||
| Employee or school authority | 337 (11.9) | 230 (10.0) | 625 (4.1) | 336 (2.2) | ||
| Family | 210 (7.4) | 123 (5.4) | 577 (3.8) | 350 (2.3) | ||
| Other | 351 (12.3) | 236 (10.3) | 794 (5.3) | 625 (4.1) | ||
↵* p values obtained from χ2 test.